Homeric
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- adjective
- /hoʊˈmɛrɪk/
- Literature
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homérico
- Not if to go by what she is: a living Homeric narrative.
- Homeric Hymn
- Homeric epic
- Homeric hero
So let's look at the first one, which he identifies with the Homeric paradigm.
- So let's look at the first one, which he identifies with the Homeric paradigm.
- And he was able to reproduce this ancient form of Homeric didactilic hexameter.
- These sorts of hazing rituals are certainly tantalising, yet we must remember that the sagas are told in a Homeric style.
- It was the IT was the Orphic, Oh no, Homeric hymn to Addis.
- They they don't indulge themselves, contrary to, you know, the old Homeric stories.
Examples
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Now, the differences between what we find in the Homeric poems are also very illuminating.
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For him, the Homeric virtue of length was not a virtue.
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Gift-giving is the operating principle of society in the Homeric world.
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The story begins with Homeric overtones.
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The essay offers an account of the genius of Homeric speech via the tropes Homer used.
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In the Homeric world, everything is alive, even spears; everything is moved by some deity.
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In keeping with the theme of divination, the vignette may depict the Homeric warrior Odysseus consulting a ghost.
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Influenced by Klopstock's epic Messias, Denis wrote his translation in Homeric hexameters.
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By contrast, allegory has its origin in the exegesis of Homeric literature (and, later, of Plato's dialogues).
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The epic tales of adventure in the Homeric poems continue to inspire generations of readers.
Synonyms
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Something that seems to belong to old stories and heroes
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Relating to poets who sing or tell stories, often in old times
How Homeric
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Homeric comes from the ancient Greek poet Homer and the ending -ic, which means 'relating to'. So Homeric means 'like Homer' or 'epic', and we use it for very large, heroic stories or moments.